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# due

«due» in Mova's school dictionary: **expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (due); adverb (due, as in due north); noun (dues)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Due means expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a library book that is due back on Friday or a baby due next month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m1)

2) Due means owed: money that must be paid is due. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m2)

3) «Due to» means because of: the game was cancelled due to rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m3)

4) Due north or due south means exactly in that direction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m4)

5) If something is due to someone, they deserve it, as in «show thanks where thanks are due». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a deadline, or money that must be paid (amount due = total − paid); a due time marks the end of a time span. In school: homework due on Monday. Everyday life: the bill is due, the train is due at 4. Phrases: due back, due date, due to, amount due, in due course, overdue, due north.

### examples

- The book is due back in 14 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x1)
- The amount due is $36. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x2)
- The homework is due on Monday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x3)
- Rent of $500 is due each month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x4)
- The train is due in 5 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x5)
- The match was cancelled due to heavy rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x6)
- My library book is overdue, so I must take it back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x7)
- Walk due north from the gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x8)
- Show gratitude where gratitude is due. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x9)

### note

Homophones: «dew» (water drops on grass) sounds the same in many accents. «Overdue» means late. «Amount due» is what is still to pay: due = total − paid. A due day marks the end of a time span.

### In the corpora

- ["With all due respect" sounds respectful, but it nearly always comes just before "you are wrong".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/40-with-all-due-respect/2/)
- ["With all due respect" usually means "I disagree with you, or I think you are wrong".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/40-with-all-due-respect/12/)
- [You scan or sign a library book out and return it by the due date, because others are waiting for it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/259-library-and-books/5/)
- [NASA's Dragonfly is a nuclear-powered drone helicopter due to launch in 2028 and fly between sites on Titan in the 2030s.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/space/13-saturns-moons/10/)
- ["Tails is DUE now, it has to be!" But the coin has no memory.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/171-im-due-a-win-the-gamblers-fallacy/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «due» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.